Quality of life in psychiatry as an ethical duty: From the clinical to the societal perspective

Psychopathology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 127-134

  Kilian, Reinhold ^a   Angermeyer, Matthias C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHIATRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0032890961     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000029079     Document Type: Review

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